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Structure of the Iranian Army

Organization of the Iranian Army From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The following article lists four Orders of Battle for the Iranian Army at different periods. Note, that this is not the order of battle of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps but of the regular ground forces (Artesh).[1]

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Army Order of Battle (Localities)

First Army HeadquartersTehran
Second Army HeadquartersEsfahan
Third Army HeadquartersShiraz
28th Mechanized DivisionKerman
35th Mechanized DivisionKhorramabad
84th Mechanized DivisionShiraz
2nd Armoured DivisionDezful
16th Armoured DivisionQazvin, Qasr-e Shirin region
18th Armoured DivisionTehran
81st Armored DivisionKermanshah
88th Armoured DivisionAhvaz
92nd Armoured DivisionKhuzestan
30th Infantry DivisionTehran
40th Infantry DivisionHamadan
21st Infantry DivisionAzerbaijan
64th Infantry DivisionUrumia
77th Infantry DivisionKhorasan
1st Marine BrigadeBandar Abbas
79th Infantry DivisionTabriz
84th Infantry DivisionLorestan
23rd Special Forces DivisionTehran
55th Parachute DivisionShiraz
351st SSM BrigadeTehran
75th Logistics Brigade
22nd Artillery Division
23rd Artillery Division
44th Artillery DivisionEsfahan
55th Artillery DivisionEsfahan
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Army Order of Battle, c. 1998

Southern Operations Sector
(Dezful)
Northern Operations Sector
(Rezaiyeh)
Western Operations Sector
(Kermanshah)
81st/92nd? Armored Division28th Mechanized Infantry Division16th/18th? Armored Division
45th Commando Brigade64th Infantry Division81st Armored Division
40th Infantry Brigade84th Mechanized Infantry Division
25th Commando Brigade23rd Commando Division
11th Artillery Division35th Commando Brigade
58th Commando Brigade
22nd Artillery Division
23rd Artillery Division
44th Artillery Division
55th Artillery Division
411th Engineer Division
Eastern Operations Sector
(Birjand)
Airmobile Forces Group
88th Armored Division29th Commando Division (Airmobile)
30th Infantry Division55th Airborne Division
77th Infantry Division
Sources:
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Imperial Army Order of Battle, c. 1970s

16th Armored Division Ghazvin
81st Armored Division Kermanshah
92nd Armored Division Khuzestan
88th Armored Division Sistan
1st Infantry Imperial Guard Division E. Azarbaijan (21st Infantry Div. after the Revolution)
2nd Imperial Guard Division E. Azarbaijan (21st Infantry Div. after the Revolution)
28th Infantry Division Kurdestan
30th Infantry Division Golestan
64th Infantry Division (Iran) W. Azerbaijan
77th Infantry Division Khorasan
84th Infantry Division Lorestan
55th Airborne Brigade Fars (Division during the war with Iraq)
65th Airborne Brigade Tehran (Division during the war with Iraq)
23rd Airborne Brigade (NOHED) Tehran (Division during the war with Iraq)
37th Armored Brigade Fars
11th Artillery Group E.Azarbaijan
22nd Artillery Group
33rd Artillery Group Tehran
44th Artillery Group
55th Artillery Group
99th Air Defence Group
4 Hawk missiles Battalions
Source: Imperial Iranian Ground Forces at Sarbazan

Divisions of the Ground Forces, 1941

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Source: https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/نیروی_زمینی_شاهنشاهی_ایران The divisions of the Ground Forces at the time of the Allied invasion of 1941 were as follows:

  • Central 1st Division: Includes 4 infantry regiments, 3 cavalry regiments, 2 mountain artillery regiments, and several engineering battalions. The talent of 13,000 people.
  • 2nd Central Division: includes 3 infantry regiments, 3 cavalry regiments, 2 artillery regiments, and several engineering battalions. Talent: 12,000.
  • Tehran Independent Mechanized Brigade. Includes a light tank battalion with a capacity of 50 tanks. A medium tank battalion with a capacity of 50 tanks.
  • 3rd Northeast Division: Includes 3 infantry regiments, 2 cavalry regiments, 1 artillery regiment, and 1 air regiment. Talent: 9,500 people. See 64th Infantry Division (Iran)?
  • 4th Northwest Division: 1 infantry regiment, 2 cavalry regiment, 1 artillery regiment. Talent 4500.
  • 5th Kurdistan Division: includes 3 infantry regiments, 1 cavalry regiment. Talent: 5,000 people
  • 6th Division of Khuzestan: includes 3 infantry regiments, 1 cavalry regiment, 1 artillery regiment, and 1 air regiment. The talent of 8,000 people.
  • 7th Fars Division: including 3 infantry regiments, 1 mixed artillery regiment, and 1 cavalry regiment. The talent of 5,000 people.
  • 8th Division of Kerman: includes 1 infantry regiment, 1 cavalry regiment, and 1 mixed artillery regiment. The talent of 4,500 people.
  • 9th Khorasan Division: Includes 2 infantry regiments, 2 cavalry regiments, 1 mixed artillery regiment, and 1 air regiment. Talent: 6,000 people.
  • 10th Gorgan Division: Includes 1 infantry regiment, 1 cavalry regiment, and 1 artillery regiment. The talent of 4,500 people.
  • The 11th Division of Gilan: It includes 3 infantry regiments. Totalled 4,000 people.
  • 12th Division of Kermanshah:[2] 1 infantry regiment, 1 cavalry regiment, 1 field artillery regiment, 1 mixed mountain regiment. Totalled 4,000 people.
  • Isfahan 13th Division: Commanded by Fazlollah Zahedi. Includes 1 infantry regiment, 1 cavalry regiment, and 1 artillery regiment. The talent of 4,000 people.
  • The 14th Makran Division: Includes 2 infantry regiments, 1 cavalry regiment, 1 artillery regiment, and 1 Jammaz (camel) battalion. The talent of 4,000 people. Former Makran Brigade
  • 15th Division of Ardabil: 2 infantry regiments, 1 cavalry regiment. The talent of 4,000 people.
  • 16th Lorestan Division: 1 infantry regiment, 1 cavalry regiment, 1 artillery battalion. The talent of 4,000 people.
  • 17th Khoy Division: 1 infantry regiment, 1 cavalry regiment. The talent of 3,000 people.
  • 18th Torbat-e-Jam Division: 3 infantry regiments. The talent of 4,000 people.

Total: 94,000 soldiers.

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